Podcasts about prevention research center

Interviewer:  Lisa Meeks   Interviewees:  David J. Skorton, MD, President and CEO of the AAMC Amy Addams, Director of Student Affairs, Alignment and Holistic Review at AAMC Mytien Nguyen, Researcher and MD-PhD student at Yale   Description:   In this milestone episode, host Lisa Meeks interviews leaders from the AAMC and a medical student to tackle the critical issues of burnout, mental health, and disability inclusion in medical education. The conversation provides an overview on  the current state of burnout and well-being among medical students, residents, and fellows, while also highlighting the AAMC's efforts to address these challenges through targeted initiatives and collaborations.    The interviewees stress the importance of supporting the well-being of traditionally underrepresented and marginalized groups in medicine, including individuals with disabilities. The episode further explores strategies for improving program access and fostering inclusive environments for disabled students, with a particular focus on the impact of intersectionality on medical student well-being, informed by a pivotal study on burnout at the intersection of race and disability. This episode is essential listening for anyone committed to the future of medical education and the well-being of its community. Don't miss this special celebration of 100 episodes!   Transcript Keywords: AAMC, URiM, Disability, Accommodations, Policy, Intersectionality, David J Skorton, DocsWithDisabilities, Medical Students, Wellbeing, Depression, Burnout Bios:  David J. Skorton, MD President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges David Skorton, MD, is president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which represents the nation's medical schools, teaching hospitals and health systems, and academic societies. He began his leadership of the AAMC in July 2019 after a distinguished career in government, higher education, and medicine. Previously, Dr. Skorton served as the 13th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, where he oversaw 19 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and education programs. Prior to that, he served as president of two universities: Cornell University (2006 to 2015) and the University of Iowa (2003 to 2006), where he also served on the faculty for 26 years and specialized in the treatment of adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease. A pioneer of cardiac imaging and computer processing techniques, he also was co-director and co-founder of the University of Iowa Adolescent and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic. A distinguished professor at Georgetown University, Dr. Skorton is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society, as well as a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Skorton earned his BA and MD degrees from Northwestern University. He completed his medical residency and fellowship in cardiology and was chief medical resident at the University of California, Los Angeles.   Amy Addams Director, Student Affairs Alignment and Holistic Review; AAMC Ms. Addams is a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert, change management professional, researcher, and author. She has robust experience in both higher education and in the not-for-profit space. Her work focuses on creating and sustaining equitable and inclusive systems, cultures, policies, and processes in the fields of medical education and community health. At the AAMC, she leads the holistic review work across the continuum from pre-med preparation and admissions through residency recruitment and selection as well as emerging work on disability inclusion. For the Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HPRC), she engaged Boston-area middle schools and community members to make lasting changes in nutrition and physical activity. Her credits as an author include, the Roadmap to Diversity: Integrating Holistic Review Practices into Medical School Admission Processes. Co-author of Best Practices for Conducting Residency Program Interviews and Holistic Review in Medical School Admissions and Selection: A Strategic, Mission-Driven Response to Shifting Societal Needs, and several peer reviewed articles on the prevalence and experiences of medical students with disabilities. Developmental editor for Accessibility, Inclusion, and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities and Roadmap to Excellence: Key Concepts for Evaluating the Impact of Medical School Holistic Admissions. Developmental editor, key contributor, and facilitator of the Holistic Review in Admissions and Selection workshops.    Mytien Nguyen MD/PhD student at the Yale School of Medicine.  Mytien earned her undergraduate and master degree from Cornell University, studying biology and bioengineer. Her work centers on eliminating barriers for students from marginalized backgrounds in pursuing a career in medicine. An advocate for health equity, she is a co-founder of the National First Gen & Low-Income Medicine Association. Produced by: Dr. Lisa Meeks  Audio editor: Jacob Feeman Digital Media: Katie Sullivan and Lisa Meeks  Listen to the full episode now and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insightful conversations! Follow Us: Twitter: @DocsWith Instagram: @DocsWithDisabilities Resources: A number of resources were provided for this series, they are all listed in the transcript.

For me, this episode's timing could not be more perfect. I dropped off my first kiddo at college last weekend and that has brought with it a tidal wave of emotions – grief, sadness, tons of tears, and reflections on the passing of time, my marriage, and my identity as a mom. I have had to lean on my closest friends multiple times already, and I know that those friendships will continue to be a salvation to me in this new phase of life and letting go.Do you remember singing, “Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver, and the other is gold”? Today, I'm thrilled to welcome one of my “gold” friends to the Cracking Open podcast — Charlotte Hardwick.Charlotte and I have been dear friends for over 30 years. In this week's episode, we dive into the highs and lows of female friendships, exploring their benefits and complexities, and how they significantly impact our lives.However, there is much more to Charlotte than the jewels of long-standing friendship. She also comes to this conversation with a wealth of expertise in wellness and nutrition. With over 20 years of experience developing wellness and life-balance programming, Charlotte has worked with individuals, families, and organizations across the country. She brings her teachings into the homes of her clients, into studios, and on retreats in South Carolina, Costa Rica, Mexico, and at the creative and memorable Blackberry Farm hotel and wellness center in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee.Charlotte's extensive knowledge is built on studies from around the world, including MA degrees in nutrition and early childhood development and over 100 dietary theories. Charlotte's mentors include Dr. Andrew Weil from the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. David Katz from Yale University's Prevention Research Center, and Dr. Walter Willett from Harvard University's nutrition department, among many other leading health and wellness experts.In our conversation, we delve into her vast experience in health and wellness, offering concrete tips and tools for living a more balanced and grounded life. We also get real about what we seek from friendships in our 50s, exploring the highs and lows that have sustained our bond for 30 years, while also discussing why female friendships are crucial for our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. God knows they have saved my ass more than a few times!Charlotte truly embodies the qualities of a “gold” friend — honest, loving, and authentic. I hope you come away from this episode feeling inspired to make healthy choices for your own life and feeling grateful for your own long-standing "gold" friendships.Love,MollyP.S. As you may have noticed, our team has made some changes to the look of the Cracking Open podcast. As much as I loved the original design, it felt like the right time for a fresh new look. I love it and hopefully you do too!Learn more about Charlotte Hardwick hereRegister for Charlotte's next retreat at Blackberry Farm hereFollow Charlotte on InstagramMolly's next 3-month Cracking Open group coaching program starts in September 2024! Learn more here.Interested in a VIP Coaching Day with Molly?Email Molly for more details!Follow Molly on Instagram and Facebook

Gun violence impacts families, first responders, and communities in profound and lasting ways. In 2023, more than 18,000 persons died by homicide in the United States. And on June 26th, 2024, the U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis.  In this episode of the Leading Voices podcast, host Danny Torres talks with experts from WestEd's Justice and Prevention Team and developers of the Violence Prevention Navigation Framework (VPNF): Lori Toscano, Shaun Ali, and Kerwin Henderson. Together, they help state and local leaders better understand the factors that contribute to or prevent violence within their communities—helping promote safe and equitable futures for all children, youth, and adults. Their conversation covers the following topics: Identifying the underlying factors that give rise to or mitigate gun violence Leveraging big and local data to prioritize, assess, and develop appropriate strategies to reduce and prevent gun violence Working with community and state leaders and to improve violence prevention efforts across systems Promoting equity and fostering growth Transcript Resources Mentioned in this Episode Justice and Prevention Research Center at WestEd (Website) Violence Prevention Navigation Framework (VPNF) (Website) A Comprehensive, Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Gun Violence (Blog) Q&A With the JPRC Violence Prevention Team: Lori Toscano, Shaun Ali, and Kerwin Henderson (Blog) The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention (Website) Gun Violence Disproportionately and Overwhelmingly Hurts Communities of Color (Fact Sheet) U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on the Public Health Crisis of Firearm Violence in the United States (Press Release) Homicides Are Plummeting in American Cities (News Article)

In episode four of our Community-based Solutions for Substance Use Challenges season, Just Science sits down with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, Pharmacoepidemiologist and Senior Scientist in the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, and Erin Tracy, Research Chemist in the UNC injury Prevention Research Center, to discuss their unique approach to providing drug-checking services on a broad scale. To address and prevent overdose deaths, it is crucial that local public health and harm reduction groups can check what substances are being used in a community, so that they can make informed decisions about local services, policy, and education. The UNC Street Drug Analysis Lab has made these important drug checking services more widely accessible by developing mail-in drug checking kits, which allow organizations to collect their own samples to submit for lab analysis and provide anonymized results back. Listen along as Dr. Dasgupta and Erin discuss types of drug checking technology, navigating the legal and logistical challenges of mailing street drug samples, and the positive impact of their drug checking program. This Just Science season is supported, in part, by RTI Award No. 15PNIJ-21-GK-02192-MUMU, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, and by RTI Award No. 15PBJA-23-GK-02250-COAP, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. Both are agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.

Approximately 115 people die every day in the United States from an opioid overdose, amounting to more than 400,000 deaths in the last two decades alone. The numbers are high, but we must never forget that there's a story behind every single number. Making progress in addressing this crisis requires systems thinking across a multitude of sectors and industries.What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia is:◼️ The impact of slowly evolving policies on the worsening opioid crisis;◼️ The role of stigma in hampering progressive approaches; ◼️ The value of adopting a systems thinking approach with a variety of stakeholders;  ◼️ Barriers to systems thinking include lack of funding, resources, motivation, and champions for the process;◼️ A readiness implementation tool can help coalitions and task forces assess their progress and plan strategically for a systems approach; and◼️ The conversation concludes with Dr. Loeffler-Cobia sharing her personal motivation for doing this work, reminding us that there is a story behind every statistic.Guest◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate ProfessorReferences◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.◼️ Understanding the Epidemic◼️ The triple wave epidemic: Supply and demand drivers of the US opioid overdose crisisHosts & Producers◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®Production Notes◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music RoomSubscribe to the NewsletterSubscribe to The Insight newsletter so you don't miss out on the latest podcast episodes, live events, job skills, learning opportunities, and other engaging professional development content here.

Today the sister's have on Dr. Jenna Blasi! Modern Menopause Summit happening next week - Sign up for free HERE!Dr. Blasi has studied nutrition and wellness for over 30 years. Her passion and studies in the field led to naturopathic medical school, where she graduated with highest honors from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, Arizona. After receiving her doctorate degree in naturopathic medicine, Dr. Blasi was selected from a nationwide pool of physicians to become the sole resident in Integrative Medicine at Yale University's Prevention Research Center and Integrative Medicine Center, Griffin Hospital, and the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine. After the successful completion of her first year as an integrative and family medicine resident, she was the first to be accepted as a senior resident in the Integrative Medicine program. She has since completed a menopause fellowship and loves assisting patients in the menopause transition find ease, grace, and optimal health in this next phase of life.She currently resides in Sedona, Arizona and has a virtual practice working with people throughout Arizona, providing comprehensive wellness programs. She also offers programs and courses virtually throughout North America.Instagram for Dr Jenna

There are many stories out there about how the opioid crisis has now become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. Some stories may be more accurate than others, but to get to the truth and truly understand the current opioid crisis, we must go back in time.What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is our conversation with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, where we develop a chronological timeline of the three waves of the modern opioid crisis in the U.S., including the early use of opium and morphine, development of non-opioid pain relievers, overprescribing of OxyContin, transition to heroin, and the introduction of fentanyl. The conversation also explores the role of illicit markets in sustaining the overdose crisis.Guest◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate ProfessorReferences◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.◼️ Understanding the Epidemic◼️ The triple wave epidemic: Supply and demand drivers of the US opioid overdose crisisHosts & Producers◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®Production Notes◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music RoomSubscribe to the NewsletterSubscribe to The Insight newsletter so you don't miss out on the latest podcast episodes, live events, job skills, learning opportunities, and other engaging professional development content here.

The opioid crisis is as rampant as any other time in history and a lot of work remains to be done until we can feel the progress being made.  Every so often though, we have the privilege of meeting someone behind the work, someone who's committed a significant portion of their profession and of their lives to creating a world where the opioid epidemic is no more. What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is a captivating conversation with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center. She shares her journey into public health and her transition into criminal justice, why she got her DrPH many years after her Master's degree, and her experiences advocating for policy change on Capitol Hill. We also get to learn more about her in the Insight Blitz segment, where she talks about living in Utah and the worst piece of advice she's ever gotten. Guest◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate ProfessorReferences◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.◼️ Understanding the EpidemicHosts & Producers◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®Production Notes◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music RoomSubscribe to the NewsletterSubscribe to The Insight newsletter so you don't miss out on the latest podcast episodes, live events, job skills, learning opportunities, and other engaging professional development content here.

On this episode of Aptive Insights we're taking a look at understanding and leading systems change in public health. Our special guest is Dr. Christina Welter, Clinical Associate Professor in the Health Policy and Administration Division at the University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health where she also serves as the Director of the Doctor in Public Health Leadership Program and the Associate Director of the Policy, Practice, and Prevention Research Center. Dr. Welter is a nationally recognized policy practitioner, visionary leader and practice-based researcher committed to helping organizations and communities co-create equity-centered policy and systems change. She is joined by Dr. Kelly Sanders, a health transformation expert and principal at Aptive Resources.

There is a nationwide movement to ban discussions of race or ethnicity from classrooms. Proponents of a ban argue that such discusses compromise learning, undermine white students, and actually promote racism in an environment that should be focused solely on “individuals and merit.” My guest today is Anne Williford. Anne is an Associate Professor and PhD Program Director in the School of Social Work and the Director of the Healthy Schools Initiatives Division at the Prevention Research Center at Colorado State University. Anne and her colleagues have studied what actually happens when such bans are implemented. This episode was intentionally produced to support the formation and coordination of adolescent-centered care and services, so you also will hear from Vinny Chulani of the Arizona Alliance for Adolescent Health. It was recorded live using a webinar platform to encourage questions from alliance members and other listeners. More information about Anne and about the Arizona Alliance for Adolescent Health is at talkingaboutkids.com.

I speak with Dr. Anthony Petrosino, Director of WestEd's Justice and Prevention Research Center. I ask him about his career studying violence prevention, the effectiveness of Scared Straight programs, how to best prevent youth violence, and his favorite cop movie.

In this engaging conversation with Dr. Shanéa Thomas, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in education, the discussion revolves around the question of whether we are doing enough to promote inclusion in schools. Dr. Thomas shares her personal journey and professional growth, highlighting the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in the rigid binary framework of educational settings. The conversation goes beyond identifying the problems and explores potential solutions. Dr. Thomas encourages us to challenge our preconceived notions and emphasises the importance of continuously updating our knowledge about sex and gender. She suggests using platforms like TikTok as a resource for education. Dr. Thomas underscores that training and open discussions about sex and gender benefit everyone and calls for greater recognition of trans and queer individuals in our communities. About this Episodes Guest: Dr Shanéa Thomas Dr. Shanéa Thomas, LICSW (He/She/Dr.) is a bold lecturer and seasoned scholar-practitioner with more than 18 years of professional social work experience in the Washington D.C. metro area. His organization, Thomas Consulting and Therapeutic Services, main commitment is training and strategising with social workers, educators, and service providers around building safer therapeutic and educational spaces for all people. This is especially for those working in communities that are underserved and under-resourced, and those identifying as Black, Indigenous, people of color, and LGBTQ+ folks. Dr. Thomas has facilitated over 80 workshops centring on DEI needs, grief and loss, mental health, sex and gender, and LGBTQ+ populations. When creating organisational change through strategic planning, Dr. Thomas' work unapologetically centres marginalized voices with community organisations and healthcare institutions to help shift power, privilege, and organisational accountability. Dr. Thomas ended his 10-year position at the University of Southern California School of Social Work as a Senior Lecturer in 2022 to further the commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusivity through the University of Maryland School of Public Health as their new LGBTQ+ Training Specialist and Assistant Research Professor. Dr. Thomas is currently curating a national training program launching in May 2023 with the use of the Prevention Research Center's evidence-based tools to build LGBTQ+ competency in practice amongst mental health professionals.

In honor of Earth Day, Ellie revisits one of her favorite episodes focused on the health of our planet: In episode 4 she interviews Dr. David Katz, MD a globally renowned expert in disease prevention, health promotion, lifestyle medicine, and nutrition; founder and former director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center; Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and President/Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative. He talks with Ellie about why swapping beef out of your diet most of the time is important to our personal health and the health of our planet. They discuss specific small steps to reduce beef intake without having to cut it out entirely, and dish about the bounty of satisfying foods to enjoy instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday, November 15th, Larry Conners reacts to Senator Schemer riding his high horse, going after MAGA, stating they are bad and the party needs to move away from anyone representing MAGA. Later, John Lott, President of Crime and Prevention Research Center, joins Larry to discuss how crime is rewarding criminals, not the victims. The post Should We Burn MAGAs At The Stake / 1PM LC-USA 11-15-22 appeared first on Larry Conners USA.

Latrice Rollins is an Assistant Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine and Prevention Research Center. She is also the director of the National African American Child and Family Research Center. Dr. Rollins is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader, whose work is focused on father engagement and father-inclusive practices in health and human services. She is the principal investigator for several community-based participatory research studies focused on father engagement in maternal and child health and violence prevention. She is the editor of the book, Engaging and Working with African American Fathers: Strategies and Lessons Learned.

This week we're starting our first trilogy with Fear Street 1994! Join us as we learn about metal detectors and safe sex posters in schools, income inequality, "going postal", and more! Sources: Richard Burkhauser, Kenneth Couch, Andrew Houtenville, and Ludmila Rovba, "Income Inequality in the 1990s: Re-Forging a Lost Relationship?" University of Connecticut: Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2004). https://opencommons.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=econ_wpapers  Susan E. Mayer, "How Did the Increase in Economic Inequality between 1970 and 1990 Affect American Children's Educational Attainment?" Joint Center for Poverty Research, University of Chicago (January 2000) https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED447233.pdf  Songman Kang, "Inequality and Crime Revisited: effects of local inequality and economic segregation on crime," Journal of Population Economics 29, no.2 (April 2016): 593-626. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44280406 Neil Metz and Mariya Burdina, "Neighbourhood income inequality and property crime," Urban Studies, 55, no.1 (January 2018): 133-150. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26428428  Fahui Wang and Martin T. Arnold, "Localized income inequality, concentrated disadvantage and homicide," Applied Geography 28, issue 4 (2008): 259-270. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622808000374   "VOA Special Report: Retail Shootings," https://projects.voanews.com/mass-shootings/english/locations/retail.html  "VOA Special Report: Workplace Shootings," https://projects.voanews.com/mass-shootings/english/locations/workplace.html  Sharon Shahid and Megan Duzor, "History of Mass Shooters," VOA News (1 June 2021). https://projects.voanews.com/mass-shootings/?event=1055  "Up to 22 people stabbed at Pennsylvania high school," BBC (10 April 2014) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26959628  Rick Jervis, "Mass knife attacks, like at Texas college, are rare," USA Today (9 April 2013). https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/09/knife-attacks-lone-star-college/2069347/  Ryan Tarinelli, Michael R. Sisak, and Michael Balsamo, "5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews," PBS Newshour (29 December 2019). https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/5-stabbed-at-rabbis-house-on-hanukkah-suspect-in-custody  Lindsey Grewe and Ashley Franco, "Stabbing spree suspect, who told victims he was Jesus, appears in court," KKTV 11 News (13 January 2020). https://www.kktv.com/content/news/Man-goes-on-stabbing-spree-near-downtown-Springs-overnight-566935531.html  Molly Amman, Anna Grace Burnette, and Brittany Crowley, "A Review of Mass Stabbing Attacks Between 2004 and 2017," Journal of Threat Assessment and Management (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tam0000177  "Table 12: Murder by State, Types of Weapons, 2016" 2016 Crime in the United States FBI: UCR, https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/table-12   Michael Hobbes and Sarah Marshall, "Going Postal," You're Wrong About (3 May 2018), https://www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/3884111-going-postal   Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself. American Red Cross. Wellcome Collection, available at https://wellcomecollection.org/works/xxzetspp Shaun Sutner, "School Metal Detectors Seen as Necessary Annoyance," Washington Post, 8 October 1992. Laurell Shaper Walters, "US Education at Risk: School Violence Enters Suburbs," Christian Science Monitor, 19 April 1993. Jaclyn Schildkraut and Kathryn Grogan, "Are Metal Detectors Effective in Making Schools Safer?" WestED Justice and Prevention Research Center, available at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED595716.pdf Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fear_street_part_one_1994  Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, "Queer Slasher "Fear Street: 1994" Delivers Trashy Fun, Gay Drama, and 90s Nostalgia," Autostraddle (5 July 2021). https://www.autostraddle.com/fear-street-1994-gay-review/   Nick Allen, "Fear Street Part One: 1994" RogerEbert.com (2 July 2021). https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fear-street-part-one-1994-movie-review-2021 

When Oregon Health & Science University's new gun research collaborative launched in May, it was the culmination of the research that director Kathleen Carlson had centered her career around. Since the late '90s, federally funded research was halted by what's known as the Dickey Amendment, but resumed under the Obama presidency after the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. Carlson successfully applied for the first federally funded gun research grant since the ban was lifted. She says research is needed now more than ever, as injuries and deaths from firearms have been rising in Oregon and nationwide in the last several years. We talk with Carlson about the new center and her research focus moving forward.

Abbas is a physician who cannot convince his Indian mom to get regular medical screenings. And public health professional Mary Helen O'Connor shares strategies for effective health messaging and for nudging our parents to be proactive about their health.Abbas is a physician by training and profession, and he's also the founder of Mipsterz, an arts and culture collective for emerging Muslim creatives. Our expert this week is Mary Helen O'Connor, Director for the Center for Community Engagement at Perimeter College and oversees community engagement at the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center. Learn more about her work here. Mary Helen recommends the following resources for speaking with parents about preventive health: GSU's Prevention Research Center has a lot of information about a variety of topics and in multiple languages, including COVID-19 resources, their Health Information Toolkit, and their Health Ambassador's Program. She also recommends this resource for providers, a quick guide to HIPAA, and information about the language line. Finally, for an example of powerful community work around health care and risk messaging, she points us to them.If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to When Mamí Has a Drinking Problem and Parents' Reason for Ignoring COVID-19 Restrictions: “We gotta live.”We'd love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to virginia@lwcstudios.com. You might be on a future episode! Let's connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.

We discuss Dr. Dasgupta's research paper, Inches, Centimeters, and Yards, to learn about inconsistencies in the definition of Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) and how they have led to clinically harmful policies.

In this episode, Ellie interviews Dr. David Katz, MD a globally renowned expert in disease prevention, health promotion, lifestyle medicine, and nutrition; founder and former director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center; Past President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine; and President/Founder of the non-profit True Health Initiative. He talks with Ellie about why swapping beef out of your diet most of the time is important to our personal health and the health of our planet. They discuss specific small steps to reduce beef intake without having to cut it out entirely, and dish about the bounty of satisfying foods to enjoy instead.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andres Gonzales is the co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation and for the past 16 years, he has taught yoga to diverse populations around the world ranging from Baltimore City public schools to mental health facilities. He has also partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State's Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study. This week, Andres Gonzales shares a breathing meditation to help you activate your vagus nerve and enter a state of relaxation.

Andres Gonzales is the co-founder of the Holistic Life Foundation and for the past 16 years, he has taught yoga to diverse populations around the world ranging from Baltimore City public schools to mental health facilities. He has also partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State's Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study. This week, Andres Gonzales shares a breathing meditation to help you activate your vagus nerve and enter a state of relaxation.

We're circling back with the Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority to learn how that agency is transforming a successful pilot program promoting glass recycling to include the entire region, and how bringing the program statewide can make a huge and positive environmental impact. Then we'll catch up with a primary researcher from the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Derby to talk about the proven health and heart benefits of extra virgin olive oil.  Then, meet a rep from AARP-CT who is reaching out to community groups and municipal agencies about the 2021 AARP Livable Communities Grant Program to help neighborhoods, towns and cities be great places to live for people of all ages. 

Jane is an experienced professional nurse, she chose to expand her nursing practice by becoming a Health Coach to better serve the needs of my clients who are adults that want to create and sustain optimal health and happiness as they age. She believes our spirits are ageless and optimal health allows our bodies and minds to have the vitality needed to be full participants in pursuits of our dreams and goals regardless of our age. When we can meet the opportunities and challenges life presents through the years with a positive mind, a grateful heart and physical vigor we can enjoy life in the most rewarding way.Jane received her training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutritions cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program. During Jane's training, she studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world's top health and wellness experts. Her teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.Jane received additional training from Holistic MBA's Transformational Coaching Programs and The Intuitive Intelligence Academy to assist clients to create experiences and the life they want with greater resources and success to personal power and intuition as a compass for every aspect of life.Jane's education has equipped her with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.Tune in listen to us talk all about how to kick sugar to the curb! Follow Jane Online Here: Instagram - @janekdye_LinkedIn - JaneKDye, RN, CHHCTwitter - @janekdyeTwitter - @janekdyehttp://janekdye.com/pages/about-meSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/in-lehmanns-terms/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Amy: Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy! I'm Amy McPhie Allebest. Today we will be talking about one of the most groundbreaking books of the 20th Century. Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, written in 1963, sent shockwaves through the world that still reverberate today. Some readers may view it as a relic that represents the world as it used to be - the book itself was instrumental in changing society, so a lot has changed since then - but for me, I recognized the “feminine mystique” in many ways as the very world I grew up in, and that still continues today in many conservative religious environments. Particularly Mormon listeners might find it interesting to know that the leadership of the LDS church was standardizing its doctrine and practices in an initiative called “correlation” during the 1950's and 60's, so the ideal 1950's patriarchal American family, with the father as the sole provider and the mother at home, made a huge, indelible stamp on Mormon doctrine and Mormon culture. And I understand from friends of other faiths that something similar happened in other conservative denominations as well. So this book was an absolute revelation for me, and I can't wait to discuss it with my reading partner today, Marta Wilde. Hi, Marta! Marta: Hi, Amy! Amy: Marta and I met in Los Altos, California - our oldest children were in high school choir together, and our youngest children were in the same elementary school classrooms at our local elementary school. The first time we talked was when we were both chaperoning our kids' 5th grade field trip to a local Spanish mission. That's relevant for today, because the thing Friedan's book really rails against is being a stay-home mom: one of her chapters is called “The Comfortable Concentration Camp.” So in full disclosure, Marta and I are both currently full-time moms. But anyway, Marta, that day that we chaperoned together, I was so struck by your warmth and humor, and also by your personal story, and I'm wondering if you could share a little about yourself and what perspective you bring to the discussion today. Marta:  Sure Amy.  My full name is Marta Luna Wilde.  I'm the youngest of nine children, and I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I think pertinent to this book is the fact that I have 7 brothers and 1 sister.  My family immigrated from Central Mexico in 1962, with my father having worked in the Bracero Program after World War II (he started working in that program in 1948 or 49).  In the 60s to early 1980s, my dad worked as a cook at Stanford University which allowed me to play in and around campus throughout my childhood.  That was definitely an amazing backyard in which to grow-up.  I got a BA from Stanford 1987 and M.Ed from UCLA in 1990.  My professional career includes teaching in Los Angeles, Redwood City, and Palo Alto; I served as a program trainer with the Accelerated Schools Project (for disadvantaged schools) while it was still at Stanford's School of Education; and I worked as a social science researcher developing curricula at the Prevention Research Center at Stanford's School of Medicine.  Currently, I'm a stay-at-home mom, but am interested in finding ways to use my background in education to promote environmental education in schools, specifically with bilingual Spanish/English language learners.  On a personal level, I'm married to my physicist/engineer husband and we have three daughters aged 13,13, and 21.  The twins attend school in Los Altos and my older daughter goes to college in NYC.   Despite the pandemic, our family is thriving in this crazy world turned upside down.  Covid-safe visits with my 93 year old mother in nearby Sunnyvale help keep me grounded and provide an optimistic perspective on day to day living.  Amy: Thanks so much, Marta. And then I also like to ask my reading partners what their thoughts are on Breaking...

In today's episode, we talk with Rima Afifi, Brandi Janssen, Hans Lehmler, Edith Parker, and Diane Rohlman from the University of Iowa College of Public Health about the themes throughout the previous nine episodes. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we talk with Becky Vonnahme, Tammy McKeever, and Sharon Miller about their experiences working in and with local public health departments. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we talk with Nicole Crain and John Grimes about employment in rural areas.. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Jessica Williams, Rachel Goss and Jim Atty about providing healthcare services in rural communities. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Angie Tagtow, Lisa Crow, Mary Swander, Meg Merckens and Tom Johnson about the value of arts, theater, and cultural identities in rural communities. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. Resources: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program Marengo Community Youth Center The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse Ag Arts Older Creamery Theatre Iowa Arts Council Joyce Foundation National Endowment for the Arts This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Art Cullen, David Osterberg, Davic Cwiertny, and Brian Hanft about environmental health. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. Resources: Iowa Policy Project Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination Iowa's Grants to Counties program Environmental Health Specialists Network This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Mary Swander, Jason Grimm, Shelley Buffalo and Greg Padget about food, food systems, and what food means for culture, identity, and communities. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Emily Wornell and Bill Menner about what makes rural communities successful. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. In this episode, Emily mentions this article: Metropolitan Reclassification and the Urbanization of Rural America. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

In today's episode, we hear from Heather Lujano, Mary Swander, and Art Cullen about life in rural Iowa. Visit our podcast webpage for more information, a transcript, and an evaluation. This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Dr. Katz is one of the top nutrition experts in the world. He's the founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center, he's also the founder of True Health Initiative & Diet ID. He has published over 200 scientific articles and textbook chapters and authored or co-authored 18 books to date. He is the recipient of several awards for his contributions to public health, and he has received three honorary doctorate degrees. I came across Dr. Katz many years ago and did a Q&A on BuiltLean.com with him in 2014. If I have a question about nutrition, I want to find out what Dr. Katz has to say about it. There are many voices out there regarding nutrition, he's one of the few voices I pay close attention to. What You'll Learn: -The best evidence-based diet for human health -4-steps to achieve lasting health & vitality -Why "taste bud rehab" is so important -Why diet and environment are integrally connected -A simple solution to the U.S. obesity epidemic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/builtlean/support

Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute meditation for busy people. You will experience awareness of breath, physical sensations, sounds and thoughts. Enjoy this guided 5 minute pause for presence as you rest in present moment awareness. This is a quick meditation for anxiety. It is an open monitoring meditation guided. Mindful meditation is an open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. "Open monitoring" means that instead of concentrating on one thing specifically like a mantra, instead you observe what is happening as "objects of attention". You observe the breath, physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, etc with open awareness. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I lead you through a mindfulness meditation for anxiety and stress. I'm a PTSD and panic attack survivor. I healed my PTSD through many practices, including mindfulness meditation. I'm trained in mindfulness meditation, mindfulness based stress reduction, yogic meditation, mantra meditation, I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. Like my channel? Subscribe to my Youtube Channel http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m and my Soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/shirleyarcher I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a mindful meditation instructor, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

In this 10 minute gratitude meditation, you will experience feeling grateful. Practicing this is one way how to improve mindfulness. We focus on feelings of gratitude and appreciation as the object of our attention. We 'mindfully' notice what thoughts, feelings and sensations come up when we focus on gratitude and appreciation. This meditation is informed by principles of neuroscience to increase positivity. Gratitude practice is valuable because it helps you with a growth mindset. You see what is positive and working in your life. You open your mind and heart to an awareness of possibilities. You realize the wealth of good things that surround you daily. You can transform your attitude with gratitude practice; it's proven in studies to increase happiness, well being and health. Meditation is a skill. The more that you practice, the more that you improve. This is a great skill if you have never meditated before. Listening to this is a great way to start the day with positivity. If you say, "I've never meditated before, but I want to start. Where do I begin?" If you're wondering, "Why can't I meditate?" Or, if you simply want to know how to get better at meditation, this video will help you. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere; it will help to focus attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 16 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I hope you enjoy this Shirley Archer guided meditation. Like my channel? Subscribe to my Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/shirleyarcher I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Youtube! http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Enjoy a 5 minute meditation to relieve stress, clear your mind and reduce racing thoughts. Even 5 minutes can lower stress levels fast that impact your mental and physical well-being. Boost benefits more by listening when you're outside and enjoying some fresh air I lead you through a 5 minute meditation for busy people. You will experience awareness of breath, physical sensations, sounds and thoughts. Enjoy this guided 5 minute pause for presence as you rest in present moment awareness. This is a quick meditation for anxiety. It is an open monitoring meditation guided. Mindful meditation is an open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. "Open monitoring" means that instead of concentrating on one thing specifically like a mantra, instead you observe what is happening as "objects of attention". You observe the breath, physical sensations, sounds, thoughts, etc with open awareness. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I lead you through a mindfulness meditation for anxiety and stress. I'm a PTSD and panic attack survivor. I healed my PTSD through many practices, including mindfulness meditation. I'm trained in mindfulness meditation, mindfulness based stress reduction, yogic meditation, mantra meditation, I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. Like my channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a mindful meditation instructor, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Dr. Christiaan Abildso speaks with Dr. Alan Beck, project coordinator at the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, about Heartland Moves, a project funded by the National Cancer Institute that aims to increase physical activity (PA) in rural populations in southeast Missouri.

8 Mind and Body Ways to Reduce Colds and Flus In this podcast, Shirley shares 8 ways you can prevent colds and flus, or, if you get sick, to reduce symptom severity. You’re excited to achieve your new goals. But, nothing gets in the way of finishing your to-do list than getting sick. And, it’s no fun. People are counting on you—you need to get back in shape. These mind body tips and tricks to stop colds and flus are proven ways to boost your immune system and to reduce stress. Simple lifestyle hacks that you can incorporate into your day at the height of the flu season can make the difference between staying healthy and getting sick. These ideas of what you can do to prevent colds and flu are easy to do. They’re also fun and make your day better. This is part of a You Can Prevent Colds and Flu Naturally playlist by Shirley. Other podcast will address how to prepare a healthy home to prevent colds and flu, what to eat and drink to recover quickly from a cold or flu, and how your positive attitude can stop colds and flu. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy people who want to look and feel younger, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Do you want to stress less and avoid feeling overwhelmed by life's unpredictability? Are you wondering how meditation reduces stress and if meditation can help you change your life? If yes, this video helps. In this podcast, I explain how and why meditation helps you to lower stress, increase calm, boost self-confidence and enjoy a more stable life. Meditation is a proven technique to reduce feelings of fear and anxiety and helps you to avoid overwhelm. This podcast is part of a playlist on benefits of meditation and ways meditation can improve your life. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I answer many of the questions that people typically ask me when they're trying to figure out what the best style of meditation is for them. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Practicing paced breathing will help you with your meditation practice by improving your mind body connection and by improving your skills of concentration and focus. This breathing exercise helps you create calm and has been shown in studies to reduce borderline hypertension and to reduce hot flashes, when practiced regularly. Also, if you learn easy techniques - like paced breathing - it can help you get started with meditation much more easily. Paced breathing connects you with your breath which improves mindfulness and present moment awareness. Paced breathing has been shown in studies to help reduce hot flash symptoms and to reduce borderline hypertension.The ideal rate is 5 to 6 breath cycles per minute—one inhale and one exhale for every 10-12 seconds. Breathing exercises affect the nervous system and slow controlled breathing reduces the stress response and helps the mind and body to relax. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this podcast, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere and it will immediately help to focus your attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. When you learn how to do paced breathing it can be a simple tool to increase present moment awareness, to create calm and to boost mindfulness. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new videos each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Did you know that indoor air is 12x more polluted than outdoor air? And, shoes can carry tons of germs indoors? In this podcast, I share 10 ways you can prevent colds and flu at home by making your home healthier. These all natural tips to make your home healthy reduce household germs, boost your immune system and improve life quality by making your home life healthier and happier. Research supports each of these practices that make your home healthier and more pleasant. This is the 2nd podcast in the Natural Ways to Prevent Colds and Flu Playlist go to The Shirley Archer Blog for links to research studies https://www.shirleyarcher.com/blog/he... Links to products if you want to check them out: Netatmo Home Climate Monitor http://amzn.to/2EVCYmZ Lighting Science Good Day Bulb http://amzn.to/2DNFOLf Airfree P1000 Air Purifier http://amzn.to/2FS9lUK Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel younger, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to feel younger, healthier and happier, using natural methods. DISCLAIMER: This description contains an affiliate link to products on amazon.com, which means that if you click the product link and purchase it, I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for the support!

Meditation is a skill. If you learn easy techniques - like how to observe sounds - you can get started with meditation much more easily. In this video, I explain how paying attention to sounds will increase mindfulness, improve your concentration and increase calm. Learning to meditate with sounds and practicing mindful listening is a great way to build mindfulness skills for beginners. Mindful sound listening is one of the techniques to get better at meditation. This is a great skill if you have never meditated before. If you say, "I've never meditated before, but I want to start. Where do I begin?" If you're wondering, "Why can't I meditate?" Or, if you simply want to know how to get better at meditation, this podcast will help you. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this podcast, I provide you with a simple practice that you can do anywhere and it will immediately help to focus your attention, increase calm and help you clear your mind of stressful thoughts. Sometimes, it can be hard to focus on breathing so sounds are a great alternative. I have a history of asthma and other breathing issues, so mindful sound listening is a great way to focus my attention and help me come into the present moment. Careful listening to noises around you increases your present moment awareness. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

Do you want to know what is open monitoring meditation (which is what mindfulness meditation practice is)? Or, are you curious about different types of meditation and heard about meditation techniques like open monitoring or focused attention but don't understand what that means? In this podcast, I answer those questions. I explain what is open monitoring meditation. I describe different types of open monitoring meditation, what are the benefits of this technique, the reasons for doing it, and I provide a sample guided meditation so you can try it and see if it's a good fit for you. Mindful meditation is a popular style of open monitoring meditation with heaps of research to supports its benefits. Watch to learn more and get started with this type of practice. I have years of experience teaching people how to start a meditation practice. In this video, I answer many of the questions that people typically ask me when they're trying to figure out what the best style of meditation is for them. I'm a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, and a mindful health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. I'm a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and have presented at conferences worldwide. I post new podcast each week featuring mindful and natural ways to help you look and feel more energetic, healthier, happier—naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.shirleyarcher.com/facebook Shirley Archer is a mindful living coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps people who want to avoid overwhelm, to feel great about themselves and to feel more energetic, healthier and happier, using natural methods.

In this podcast, Shirley shares 10 ways you can stay fit during the holidays. You may think it’s impossible to find time for exercise during the holidays. Think again! You can stay active. These helpful holiday fitness ideas will motivate you to find ways to increase physical activity and to fit in exercises whenever possible, while still enjoying a fun, happy and healthy holiday season. Shirley's fitness tips include: 1. Avoid “All or Nothing” thinking 2. Increase lifestyle activity 3. Dance! 4. Every hour do a toning or stretching exercise during the day 5. Have active social get togethers – meet up for ice skating or a holiday walk 6. Volunteer for active chores: rake, shovel, etc 7. Ask for fitness gifts to keep you motivated 8. Create a family walking tradition before or after the holiday meal & play active games with the kids 9. Sign up for a Holiday Fun Run/Walk or a New Year’s Run/Walk 10. Look for holiday deals at fitness clubs. You can stick to a fitness routine during the holidays. You simply need to be a bit creative and look for chances to get moving whenever you can. This is part of a Happy Healthy Holidays playlist created by Shirley that includes 10 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress, How to Stay Slim at the Holidays, How to Boost Holiday Joy and a Guided Meditation to Increase Holiday Spirit. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - helping you to feel younger, healthier and happier, naturally. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/

In this podcast, I share 5 tips on how to prevent overeating and avoid holiday weight gain. The average person gains one and a half pounds during the holidays. People who struggle to manage weight, tend to gain even more. And, studies show that people tend not to lose this weight, which easily can add up over the years. These tips are based on proven scientific methods and help you stop holiday weight gain and avoid adding holiday pounds. These points are directed at raising awareness of what you're eating and paying attention and preparing for what stimulates overeating. These proven tips to stop holiday weight gain include: 1. Eat something light before you go and drink a full glass of water. Avoid being famished as that triggers overeating. 2. Graze and eat slowly. It’s okay to enjoy holiday treats, but instead of taking large portions, enjoy a sampler plate. Eat slowly and pace yourself. With drinks, enjoy a glass of water between each alcoholic beverage. Not only will this help you drink less, it also ensures that you won’t become dehydrated, as alcohol can be a diuretic. 3. Eat mindfully. Taste, smell, experience the flavors, textures and dimensions of every bite. Explore the flavors and share what you’re experiencing with others. Savor all the holiday treats. 4. Learn how to politely say no to more. No one wants to offend a hospitable host. At the same time, you don’t want to overeat. Practice what you will say to express your appreciation for the abundance of tasty treats, but stick firm to your own personal limits and eat each bite with intention. 5. Know your triggers for overeating. We each have triggers for overeating behaviors that may come from the context or be rooted in emotional memories. If you prepare beforehand, you can avoid being triggered into overeating. This is part of my Happy Healthy Holidays Playlist that includes How to be 10 Tips to Avoid Holiday Stress, How to Stay Fit During the Holidays, How to Boost Holiday Joy and a Guided Meditation to Increase Holiday Spirit. To read studies related to Holiday weight gain, go to: Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: Narrative Review https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/... 2014 study University of Wisconsin, Nutrition Sciences Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. Like Shirley’s channel? Subscribe! (click on green SA dot on video) or go to http://bit.ly/2t7Mj5m Shirley posts new podcasts each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to feel younger, healthier and happier, naturally.

In this podcast, Shirley explains what are telomeres and why telomeres matter. Telomeres and telomerase are associated with preserving youthfulness, longevity and healthy aging. Learn the relationship between telomeres and beauty and the latest research overview on what you can do to improve your lifestyle habits based on proven factors. Shirley also explains the link between research on telomeres and the mind body connection and how you perceive stress and maintain a calm and happy outlook on life is associated with a long, healthy life. Listen to this podcast to understand what are telomeres and what they do. The science behind telomeres also highlights the importance of telomeres and the mind-body connection. This research shows a clear association in how your thoughts and feelings affect your well-being. This is exciting and powerful information, because it shows what you can do on a daily basis in your life to make a critical difference in the quality of your health and life over your lifetime. To read Shirley's blog about Telomeres and read all the research citations go to http://bit.ly/2fkncac Here is a link to the study mentioned about women with stress who cared for children with disabilities who had much shorter telomeres than women of the same age with less life stress: (Epel, Blackburn, Lin, Dhabhar, Adler, et al 2004).http://bit.ly/2w9B79R Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years. For your free e-guide with more tips on why taking quick 5 minute breaks is good for your health and happiness, click here: bit.ly/2vAvtMS Shirley posts new videos each week featuring a mindful moment - how to master stress and create calm focus for abundant health. Please leave comments or requests for tips to help you with your biggest challenges to reach your wellness and happiness goals. Email me at shirley@shirleyarcher.com Follow me here too: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleyarcher/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shirleyarcher Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shirley_arc... Tumblr: http://shirleyarcher.tumblr.com/ Shirley Archer is a mindfulness and lifestyle coach, a best-selling author of health and fitness books, and an award-winning trainer who helps busy, hard-working people who want to balance career, relationships and self-care, but who can't seem to find the time or the right guidance.

Dr. Greger's site NutritionFacts.org IT'S HERE! Learntruehealth.com/homekitchen Use coupon code LTH for the listener discount! Check out IIN and get a free module: LearnTrueHealth.com/coaching   How Not To Die https://www.learntruehealth.com/how-not-to-die-dr-michael-greger   Highlights: Foods that we should be adding to our daily diet Benefits of whole food plant-based diet Diseases reversed by whole food plant-based diet What people in Blue Zones share in common   What is the best diet that provides the best outcome for everybody? Dr. Michael Greger, author of books How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and How to Survive a Pandemic, shares with us the best diet for everybody. He also talks about some of the foods we should eat on a daily basis and what lifestyle changes we need to do. Intro: Hello, true health seeker and welcome to another exciting episode of the Learn True Health podcast. I’m so excited for you to listen to today’s interview with Dr. Greger. He only does half-an-hour interviews so I had to be very on point with my questions, to get as much information out of him as possible. One big message that he brings is how you can heal your body and prevent disease with food. If you have a disease, you can actually reverse it with nutrition. If you’d like to learn how to cook in a way that heals the body that is in alignment with how Dr. Greger teaches, please join the Learn True Health Home Kitchen. I designed a membership where I teach with my friend Naomi how to cook food that is delicious, that’s healing for the body, and that your whole family will love. Come join the membership and check it out. You’ll also be supporting the Learn True Health podcast and helping me to continue to produce interviews like this when you join the Learn True Health Home Kitchen. Go to learn to your learntruehealth.com/homekitchen. That’s learntruehealth.com/homekitchen. Come check it out and just learn how to bring more nutrient-dense foods into your diet to heal your body and support your body’s ability to prevent and reverse disease. Excellent. Thank you so much for being a listener. Thank you so much for sharing this podcast with those you love. Enjoy today’s interview.   [00:01:32] Ashley James: Welcome to the Learn True Health podcast. I’m your host, Ashley James. This is episode 433. I am very excited for today’s guest. Dr. Greger, you are quite an honored guest to have here today. My best friend and I are both whole food plant-based. She just wants you to know that if you ever become single she would leave her husband for you. You’ve got a lot of fans. You’ve got a lot of fans here. We’re big admirers of your work, your books—How Not to Die, How Not to Diet—and then you have the latest one, How to Survive a Pandemic. I can’t wait to talk about that. Your website nutritionfacts.org is fascinating. I highly recommend everyone go to it and use it. How do you do everything you do? You’re constantly pumping out books, articles, and videos. You must have a huge team to support you. You either that or you have a troubling meth problem. I don’t know. You’re just always producing amazing things. We’re really in awe of you.   [00:02:43] Dr. Michael Greger: That’s very sweet. I do indeed have this fantastic staff, not only 14 folks on staff in the non-profit Nutrition Facts, but we have about 200 active volunteers at any one time. We have this tremendous team of folks—all churning out wonderful life-changing, life-saving information. That’s what it’s all about.   [00:03:09] Ashley James: Absolutely. It’s quite controversial asking people to change their diet to reverse and prevent disease especially since the government puts out their recommendations. According to what they put out, that’s a disease-causing diet. There’s so much controversy. MDs are not trained in nutrition. You have to go above and beyond as an MD to learn how to heal with food. Can you tell us about what happened in your life that made you want to help people heal with food?   [00:03:41] Dr. Michael Greger: Sure. It was really all thanks to my grandmother. I was just a kid when the doctor sent my grandma home in the wheelchair to die. She was diagnosed with end-stage heart disease. She basically already had so many bypass operations. The surgeons basically run out of plumbing at some point, confined in the wheelchair, crushing chest pain, and her life was over at age 65. Pretty sure you’ve heard about this guy Nathan Pritikin, one of our early lifestyle medicine pioneers. What happened next is actually detailed in Pritikin’s biography. He talks about Frances Greger, my grandmother. They wheeled her in and she walked out. In fact, within a few weeks, she was walking 10 miles a day. Thanks to [inaudible 00:04:22] though she was given a medical death sentence at age 65, thanks to a healthy diet she went on to live another 31 years till age 96 to continue to enjoy her six grandkids including me. That’s why I went into medicine. That’s why I started nutritionfacts.org. That’s why I wrote the book How Not to Die and why 100% of the proceeds I get from all my books are donated to charity. I just want to do for everyone’s family what Pritikin did for my family.   [00:04:49] Ashley James: How do you make an income then if everything you do seems to fund amazing charities?   [00:04:54] Dr. Michael Greger: I’m on staff at nutritionfacts.org. I’m the Chief Science Officer. Those who make donations to the 501(c)(3) non-profit Nutrition Facts, they are helping me put kale on the table.   [00:05:14] Ashley James: I love it. Speaking of kale, you’ve mentioned kale as being one of your favorite superfoods, what other foods should we eat every day or at least every week and why?   [00:05:24] Dr. Michael Greger: That’s the second half of my book How Not to Die. The first half is just 15 chapters and each of the 15 leading causes of death talking about the role of diet. [Inaudible 00:05:32] preventing, resting, and reversing each of our top 15 killers, but I didn’t want it to just be a reference book. I wanted it to be a practical guide. I’m translating this mountain of data into day-to-day grocery store type decisions. To that end, the second half of the book centers around my recommendations wherein a daily dozen checklist of all the things that try to fit into my daily routine. For example, berries every day the healthiest types of fruits, greens every day the healthiest types of vegetables, 1 tablespoon of flaxseed, and ¼ teaspoon turmeric. The best beverages, best sweeteners, and how much exercise to get. Basically, just try to motivate people to include some of the healthiest of healthy foods into their daily diet.   [00:06:13] Ashley James: You discuss Blue Zones or at least we see that there’s so much information coming out of Blue Zones and there’s a controversy because some Blue Zones consume meat, there’s one that doesn’t. The one in Italy is all about olive oil. Apparently, olive oil is the cure and the best thing we could ever do. We don’t know what the driver is. We have to look at the similarities. Obviously, you pore through the science. You’re all about science-based nutrition. What is the commonality in all the Blue Zones that really make the difference that if we applied the same principles to our lifestyle and diet we would get the same result?   [00:06:51] Dr. Michael Greger: What they all share in common, again, Blue Zones are areas with the greatest long human longevity, the most centenarians per capita. For example, the people who live over 100 years old. What does every single one of them share in common? They eat a diet centered around whole plant foods and their primary source of protein is some form of legume: beans, split peas, chickpeas, or lentils. For example, the Okinawan Japanese, the second-longest living population in the world, it’s about a 97% plant-based diet. Actually, 70% of the calories of sweet potatoes, basically a vegetable centered diet. The only formally studied population that lives longer is the Seventh-day Adventist vegetarians in Loma Linda California. They live longer than anybody else, and they don’t eat any meat at all.   [00:07:45] Ashley James: I just heard a really troubling statistic. I was listening to a White House presentation this week about lowering the cost of insulin. I heard that one in three senior citizens are on insulin. That really disturbed me that the level of insulin use is that high. The level of type 2 diabetes continues to rise. Now there’s so much controversy because, in the mainstream sugar, carbs, and sweet potatoes would be the cause of insulin issues or needing insulin in diabetes, but you propose that a plant-centered diet would actually help to reverse diabetes. Can you explain why?   [00:08:26] Dr. Michael Greger: It’s not controversial in the medical literature. It’s just controversial in internet land where even the roundness of the earth is in question. But no, the science is very clear. Type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes is caused by insulin resistance. Your body’s resistant to the effects of the insulin that your body produces. What’s that caused by? This is not controversial. If you look at the peer-reviewed medical literature, it’s caused by what is called an intramyocellular lipid. This is fat that’s stuck inside your muscle cells and inside the liver cells in the context of excess calories so it’s caused by fat. Now that can be fat in your mouth that’s going in your mouth, or it can be excess fat that’s on your body. Either way, we have high levels of free-floating fat in the bloodstream, which clogs up your muscle and liver cells, impairs their ability to respond to insulin, and you can end up with type 2 diabetes, which is the leading cause of adult-onset blindness, amputations, and kidney failure. It’s no good. Now, we have two pandemics colliding. A pandemic of obesity and diabetes colliding with an infectious disease pandemic. It’s important to realize that the underlying risk factors for COVID-19’s severity and death are obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes all of which can be controlled or even reversed with a healthy enough plant-based diet and lifestyle.   [00:09:59] Ashley James: What about this keto phenomenon? It used to be Atkins back in the day, right? Then it was paleo and now it’s keto. I think people like to think that they can reverse disease if they eat a bunch of meat and fat and avoid those really evil carbohydrates. People see really good results in the short-term with keto, but that’s increasing fat. According to what you just said, wouldn’t that increase insulin resistance and have poor outcomes in the long term?   [00:10:30] Dr. Michael Greger: Within the short-term, within days you increase insulin resistance with a ketogenic diet. In fact, the largest chapter in my book How Not to Diet I talk about the ketogenic diet. The data is very clear. People love hearing good news about their bad habits so any book that comes out and tells people to eat bacon and butter, obviously, are just going to sell better than those that come out and tell people to eat broccoli, but the science is very clear. In fact, switching to a ketogenic diet actually cuts the rate of fat loss in half after switching to a ketogenic diet because you’re actually cannibalizing your own protein, but you get the loss in water weight, which flushes out the ketones. Looking at the bathroom scale, the ketogenic diet seems like a smashing success, but what we care about is not a loss of water or protein. What we care about is the loss of body fat. Actually, body fat loss slows down. That’s why CrossFit trainees placed on a ketogenic diet, their leg muscles shrink as much as [80%] within 2 months. Exercise is supposed to make your muscles bigger, not smaller but that’s what happens when you’re on a ketogenic diet, not a good idea.   [00:11:56] Ashley James: Originally, the ketogenic diet was created to mimic fasting so that children with epilepsy could stay on it long term. What about fasting? There are so many health benefits to fasting being promoted out there. What are your thoughts on fasting and should we do it on a regular basis?   [00:12:12] Dr. Michael Greger: I talk about all types of fasting: alternate-day fasting, intermittent fasting, 55-2 fasting, 25-5 fasting, fasting-mimicking diet, and time-restricted feeding. Bottom line, there are benefits from early time-restricted feeding meaning narrowing your eating window 12 hours or less, but critically, that’s in the morning rather than the evening. If anything, you skip supper not breakfast. That has a variety of benefits both chrono biologically based on our circadian rhythms as well as metabolically. We talked about all the benefits. It’s really quite extraordinary. We should not be eating after sundown. I encourage people to fast after 7:00 PM and try to wait for their greatest caloric intake towards the beginning of the day.   [00:13:03] Ashley James: You have a book How to Survive a Pandemic, is it out already or are you still releasing it?   [00:13:09] Dr. Michael Greger: It is out as of Tuesday, May 26.   [00:13:13] Ashley James: Very cool. Tell us about How to Survive a Pandemic and why should we read it.   [00:13:18] Dr. Michael Greger: I try to cover everything there is to know to protect ourselves and our families from the coronavirus. Everything from optimal [inaudible 00:13:26] and hand hygiene, surface disinfection, masks, and how to make your own and hand sanitizer, but the best way to survive a pandemic is to prevent it in the first place. The bulk of the book actually centers around tracing the origins of the COVID coronavirus and what we can do to prevent even greater infectious disease threats in the future.   [00:13:45] Ashley James: Based on your research, because you love to look at the science and then decide what is the best route based on the results, you’re not choosing diet dogma. I think that doctors who like to share that a plant-based diet is healing for the body tend to get criticized because those who see that there’s look, there’s a study that says that this meat is healthier, this fish is healthier, this dairy is healthy, and then they like to discredit them. But you like to look at the science and the results and go and then share that and go listen, don’t listen to me listen to the results, listen to the science. But based on your research, is there a one diet fits all? If we put 100% of the population on one way of eating, would we be able to reverse all disease, or do there need to be certain tweaks? Let’s say, someone who’s a bodybuilder versus a 90-year-old grandmother versus someone with fatty liver disease, should they all be on slightly different diets based on their nutritional needs?   [00:14:46] Dr. Michael Greger: The good news is that we have a tremendous power of our health, destiny, and longevity. The vast majority of premature death and disability are preventable with a plant-based diet and other healthy lifestyle behaviors just like smoking is bad for everybody. It’s not some people that smoking is good for. Eating a healthy diet is good for everybody. There are things that are good for your body and bad for your body. Some people have allergies to a specific food. Are peanuts bad for you? If you have a peanut allergy, it could kill you, but otherwise no. The same kind of thing. The people that are lactose intolerant that would affect some people will have different caffeine metabolism rates, so coffee affects them a little differently. But it’s not like there are people out there where hotdogs are good for them or broccoli is bad for them.  If you go to truehealthinitiative.org, this is an initiative set forth by Yale’s Prevention Research Center which asks hundreds of the top nutrition scientists in the world to agree on a consensus statement as to what the healthiest diet is. Just like you want to know about climate change, you go to the IPCC. What do climate change scientists have to say, right? So the same thing. You can see that there’s a consensus as to the core tenants of healthy eating and living going back decades, and that is centering one’s diet around whole healthy plant foods.    [00:16:18] Ashley James: You have given many video talks and lessons on your website nutritionfacts.org, which one of all of them are you the most proud of?   [00:16:30] Dr. Michael Greger: Oh, wow. What a great question. Thousands of videos. If I can remember half of them that would be… Every time I put out a book I do a new talk, an hour-long presentation where I pick all the most akin of practical, groundbreaking, interesting bits together. Then it gives you this broad overview. Those are probably my favorite talks. I have one for How Not to Diet. I have one for How Not to Die. Those are probably the talks I’m most proud of. Though I yet have to have an hour-long presentation about How to Survive a Pandemic, but I do have about three hours’ worth of videos coming up—17 videos starting at the end of May running through July on nutritionfacts.org.   [00:17:36] Ashley James: We’ll look out for them for sure. As a doctor, as you’ve been taking your own initiative to study nutrition outside of school, because that’s what doctors have to do in order to really, really learn the truth, and as you’ve been helping people, what one story stands out for you? What healing story surprised you? Someone who actually healed their body that you were really surprised that they were able to heal using nutrition.   [00:18:05] Dr. Michael Greger: Those diseases for which we didn’t think that they were reversible. For example, we didn’t think heart disease was reversible until Pritikin came along and showed that was indeed the case. Diabetic retinopathy, diabetic blindness, we thought that was irreversible you go worse, worse, worse and you go blind. No, that can be reversed with a healthy diet. There are two case reports that just came out suggesting that, caught early enough, even type one diabetes may be able to help with a healthy diet. There was the first case report in enclosing spondylitis, this horrible autoimmune condition attacking the spine. Never had any data on that, but no, plant-based diet helps with that too. No surprise an anti-inflammatory diet helps an inflammatory condition. Those are the most exciting things, these kinds of reversal. We have new data on lupus, which is another autoimmune condition with beneficial effects not just for kidney function, which we had already known, but for other symptoms as well. Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, these are just really exciting to see diseases for which there were no good options. Where the traditional approaches have such downsides in terms of adverse effects. That’s really the most exciting work out there.   [00:19:30] Ashley James: What question am I not asking that you would love to answer?   [00:19:34] Dr. Michael Greger: I don’t know. What’s nutrition facts? Nutrition facts is a free, non-profit, science-based public service providing daily updates in the latest nutritional research via bite-sized videos—more than 1000 videos. Nearly every aspect of healthy eating with new videos and articles uploaded every day—are the latest in evidence-based nutrition. What a concept—nutritionfacts.org.   [00:20:00] Ashley James: For those who are not used to the whole food plant-based diet but are intrigued, can you share what do you eat? What do you eat? What have you eaten in the last 24 hours? What do you eat? Maybe you could share a recipe, one of your favorite recipes that would get people excited about trying to eat more plants.   [00:20:22] Dr. Michael Greger: The daily dozen is what I eat. That’s the reason the Daily Dozen came around because I wanted to eat an evidence-based diet and so I’m just sharing that with everybody. In terms of what I eat in 24 hours, I had a big bowl of miso soup for lunch and some cherries. It’s cherry season and oh my god they’re delicious. Then this morning I had my prebiotic mix, which is a combination of oat groats, purple barley, rye berries, and Beluga lentils mixed with cocoa powder, dark sweet frozen cherries. It was kind of like choco berry cherry action with some nuts and seeds. That was delicious. What did I have last night? Last night I had these blue corn tortillas, which I toasted mixed with a fajita mix, which was onions, peppers, black beans, salsa, and some hummus to make it kind of creamy with some adobo sauce, and some smoked jalapeno peppers. It was nice and spicy. Threw a whole bunch of greens in there. A tortilla kind of action. In terms of what might be particularly motivating, I think it’s important to realize there’s only one diet ever proven to reverse heart disease in the majority of patients—it’s a plant-based diet. Anytime anyone tries to sell you on some new diet, do me a favor, just ask them a simple question. Wait a second, is this new diet improving to reverse heart disease, the number one reason me and all my loved ones will die? If the answer is no, why would you even consider it? If that’s all a plant-based diet could do—reverse the number one killer of men and women. Isn’t that going to be the default diet to be proven otherwise? In fact, that can also be so effective in preventing resting reversing other leading killers like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. It would seem to make the case for plant-based eating simply overwhelming.   [00:22:46] Ashley James: I love that you mentioned your app, Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen. I have that on my phone. I think it’s a really cool app and I definitely recommend it. I’ve had Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn on the show. I just love, love that he so clearly says here’s the way to eat to reverse heart disease—being a cardiologist still practicing. I think he’s 86. I’m sure you guys are friends. But what’s really frustrating is I’ve had other cardiologists on the show who say we should drink a liter of olive oil a week, that it’s the most healthy thing we could possibly do for our heart. I’m really frustrated because when I learned the damages that oil can have on the body, can you just talk about is oil healthy, is it not healthy? How do we get healthy fats? Could we become fat-deprived by not eating fat? Can you just demystify fat and oil for us?   [00:23:37] Dr. Michael Greger: Oil is kind of the white sugar of the fat kingdom. You take something like a sugar beet, which is really healthy. You remove all the nutrition and you’re left with just sugar, so it’s empty calories. Same thing. You take a walnut, remove all the nutrition, you’re left with walnut oil, and it’s just empty calories. There are a few fat-soluble nutrients like vitamin E, but basically, just throw a lot of fiber, throw out the minerals, and throw out the rest of the nutrition. It’s like why would you do that? If you want to eat olive oil, fine, eat an olive. The problem is, there’s too much sodium in it, so eat an avocado, eat nuts and seeds, or eat whole food sources. How are we going to get carbohydrates? Whole plant food sources. How are we going to get proteins? Whole food plant source. How are we going to get fat? Whole food plant sources. Are these the healthiest? Not only because the stuff that doesn’t have cholesterol, saturated fat, and hormones—all that blah, blah, blah, blah. There are all the beneficial things that you want like antioxidants, fiber, and vital nutrients. There are some essential fats: omega 3s, omega 6s, but that’s one of the reasons I recommend people to eat a tablespoon of ground flax seeds today to get their alpha-lipoic acid and omega-3 fatty acid, which is important for protecting against cardiovascular disease.   [00:24:51] Ashley James: My dad died of obesity and heart disease, but he survived my mother who was seemingly healthier—died of cancer at age 55. That was the shocker in our family. She died very quickly of liver cancer because she was very healthy on the outside. We want to obviously probably prevent heart disease—being the number one killer. We obviously want to prevent infection. That’s the big focus right now. Many people are turning to comfort foods and alcohol to just get through this crazy time, which in turn is actually hurting them more. Cancer is one of those big things that looms over us, at least over me. Something even scarier than heart disease. What can we do to reverse cancer? If someone has cancer, what evidence-based nutrition should they do to reverse cancer?   [00:25:47] Dr. Michael Greger: After Dr. Dean Ornish conquered our number one killer, heart disease, he moved on to killer number two, cancer. Took a group of men with early-stage prostate cancer, put them on the same kind of diet that reversed heart disease. For the first time ever showed that diet and lifestyle intervention could reverse the progression of cancer as measured by PSA levels, which is a proxy for tumor volume. In the control group that was told to just eat whatever your doctor was telling you, the tumors continued to grow. Whereas in the group that was randomized to a plant-based diet and lifestyle program, the tumor shrank on average— first men ever shown. The nice thing about diet is regardless of what other choices you make in terms of whether you are doing radiotherapy or chemotherapy, you can always eat healthier.   [00:26:37] Ashley James: Very interesting. Should we limit the amount of nuts and seeds like the plant-based fats or could someone go eat as many peanuts, for example, as they want to? Even though it’s plant-based, is there a ratio of carbs to fat to protein that is optimal?   [00:26:56] Dr. Michael Greger: The most important thing is a source, not the quantity. As long as you’re getting your macronutrients from whole plant sources, that’s the most important thing. I mean the only way you could overeat nuts is if that’s all you ate. Obviously, that wouldn’t be a good thing. But I encourage people to eat an ounce of it a day. It’s like a palm-full of nuts. A critically important one of the few foods along with dark and leafy from vegetables associated with literally years of an extended lifespan.   [00:27:28] Ashley James: Peanuts are not nuts, they’re legumes, right?   [00:27:31] Dr. Michael Greger: That’s true but they’re nutritionally similar enough that they actually have the same type benefits. The downside is that when we expose nuts and seeds to high dry heat, it produces these advanced glycation end-products. When you expose high protein fat foods to high heats, you get these AGEs, which we want to minimize. That’s why I encourage people to eat their nuts and seeds raw, but you can’t really find raw peanut butter, for example. But you can find raw almond butter, so that would be a better choice.   [00:28:00] Ashley James: You can make your own if you have a Vitamix or something.   [00:28:03] Dr. Michael Greger: You can make your own, exactly.   [00:28:05] Ashley James: That was my question was the high heat or the roasted nuts. We just need to basically eat the raw ones to preserve healthy fats. My last question, because I know you have to go, autoimmune disease is on the rise. Some autoimmune conditions are exacerbated by nightshades and some grains. What do we do to help people with autoimmune disease to recover?   [00:28:28] Dr. Michael Greger: You put them on a whole food plant-based diet. The most powerful intervention that’s ever been published in the peer-reviewed medical literature for multiple sclerosis and autoimmune disease where you take your own nerves. The most powerful intervention for Crohn’s disease, an autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. We now have data for benefits for ulcerative colitis, lupus ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis. You name the autoimmune condition and the odds are, we have data supporting an anti-inflammatory diet, which is essentially synonymous with a plant-based diet. It’s true, there’s an autoimmune disease known as the celiac disease for which gluten can be an inflammatory trigger. For those rare 1 in 140 or so people, need to stay away from gluten-containing grains like wheat, barley, and rye, but those are healthy foods for the vast majority of people. People with joint pain, about 1 in 20, feel better after cutting nightshades out. So hey, might as well worth a try, but if it doesn’t help your joint pain, I would put those super healthy foods back into one’s diet.   [00:29:51] Ashley James: Awesome. Thank you so much, Dr. Greger, for coming on the show today. It has been such a pleasure to have you here. Leave us with some homework. Leave us with some actionable steps we can take today to improve our health.   [00:30:01] Dr. Michael Greger: Oh my God. You should go to your local public library get How Not to Die, How Not to Diet, and How to Survive a Pandemic.   [00:30:10] Ashley James: And go to nutritionfacts.org and pour through your thousands of videos.   [00:30:14] Dr. Michael Greger: Do it.   [00:30:16] Ashley James: Thank you so much. It has been such a pleasure having on the show today. You’re welcome back anytime.   [00:30:21] Dr. Michael Greger: Keep up the good work.   [00:30:25] Ashley James: I hope you enjoyed today’s interview with Dr. Li. Please share it with those you care about. Let’s get this information out to help as many people as possible to learn true health. Come join the Facebook group. Search Learn True Health on Facebook or go to learntruehealth.com/group and join the Facebook group. It’s a wonderfully supportive community. We’re all in this together to learn what we can do to tweak our diet, our lifestyle, supplements whatever we can do to just switch it over to build the body into a place that develops health instead of disease. We can heal the body. The body has an amazing ability to heal itself. Even if you’ve been told you’re going to have this for the rest of your life, I have met so many people, myself included, who have reversed diseases and illnesses that they were told by doctors they’d always have for the rest of their life. So don’t give up hope. Instead, dive in, listen to more episodes of the Learn True Health podcast, and come join the Facebook group. There is hope. As long as you’re living and breathing, as long as you have a pulse, your body can heal itself. You can do many things to support your body’s ability to heal itself. I’m so happy that you’re here to learn how you can optimize your health through every meal, through every breath. There are so many things you can do mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and energetically. That’s exactly what this podcast is here to help you with. So please, dive in, keep listening, and make sure that you share this episode and share the podcast with those you love so we can help as many people as possible, and come join the Facebook group so that you can keep learning and keep asking questions and keep growing. Thank you so much for being a listener. Thank you so much for sharing. Have yourself a fantastic rest of your day.   Get Connected with Dr. Michael Greger! Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Books by Dr. Michael Greger How Not To Die The How Not To Die Cookbook How To Survive A Pandemic How Not To Diet

The field of prevention science is quickly changing the way we think about health and well-being, tracing it back to childhood. On this episode of the State of Research podcast, our discussion with Nathaniel Riggs, professor and director of the Prevention Research Center at Colorado State University, reveals why adolescents are more often involved with risky behaviors and how prevention research can promote lifelong success.

In this episode, we chat with Mary Helen O'Connor, assistant professor of English at Perimeter College and director of the Center for Community Engagement, about refugee health and the university's new Prevention Research Center in Clarkston, Ga., a resettlement hub for refugees outside Atlanta.

The traditional public health mantra is that there is no safe level of lead for kids. But a new report from the Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity finds that many kids in the U.S. could be exposed to lead through the water they drink at school. The team from the Harvard Prevention Research Center analyzed data from 24 states that have lead testing programs in schools, plus Washington, D.C. Only 12 of the states had useable results. Among those, 12% of all water samples tested had higher-than-recommended lead levels, and 44% of schools tested had one or more samples with higher-than-recommended levels. In this week’s episode we’re talking about the report and its findings with Angie Cradock, who is the deputy director of the Prevention Research Center. You can subscribe to Harvard Chan: This Week in Health by visiting iTunes or Google Play and you can listen to it by following us on Soundcloud, and stream it on the Stitcher app or on Spotify.

The traditional public health mantra is that there is no safe level of lead for kids. But a new report from the Harvard Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity finds that many kids in the U.S. could be exposed to lead through the water they drink at school. The team from the Harvard Prevention Research Center analyzed data from 24 states that have lead testing programs in schools, plus Washington, D.C. Only 12 of the states had useable results. Among those, 12% of all water samples tested had higher-than-recommended lead levels, and 44% of schools tested had one or more samples with higher-than-recommended levels. In this week’s episode we’re talking about the report and its findings with Angie Cradock, who is the deputy director of the Prevention Research Center. Full Transcript: https://hsph.me/lead-pod

Professor David Olds, Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Prevention Research Center for Family and Child Health, University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics, talks to freelance journalist Jo Carlowe about his career and the Family-Nurse Partnership. David is the Keynote Speaker at the [**Emanuel Miller Memorial Lecture and National Conference**](https://www.acamh.org/event/miller19/) - 'Attachment & Early Intervention: Improving emotional wellbeing and relationships in the family, and at school.' The title of his talk is 'Using Randomized Clinical Trials of the Family-Nurse Partnership to Inform Policy, Practice, and Developmental Science.' David says of his discussion: 'I will use our experience in developing, testing, and replicating the Nurse-Family Partnership to address the following questions. How can we design early parental interventions to maximize their likelihood of working? How can we design research to build a strong evidence-base for early-intervention?How can we scale evidence-based early interventions to maximize their societal impact?'

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. David Katz, globally renowned lifestyle medicine expert and Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center where his research focuses on advancing diet and nutrition as a powerful tool to reduce the burden of chronic disease. The founder of the True Health Initiative, he discusses his most recent book, “The Truth About Food”, a comprehensive reference book for clinicians and patients on the science of nutrition. The post Starting 2019 Right, Lifestyle as Medicine: Dr. David Katz on Power of Nutrition in Prevention and Health appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.

Healthy food choices can seem to be hard to make, but nutritionist Patricia Keane from UNM's Prevention Research Center has info on how to find the right balance for kids. With nearly 2 in 5 New Mexican children who don't know where they'll get their next meal, you can be part of the solution to childhood hunger nationwide. Katie and nutritionist Patrica Keane  

Do you want to start a home meditation practice now, but are not sure where to begin? Are you interested in learning how to meditate, but don't know what to do? This video is for you! I share 10 tips for beginners on how to start meditating now. Don't wait any longer to get all those great benefits that you've been hearing about. Listen to this video and start meditating today. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide.

Andy Gonzalez has been the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD since 2001.  For sixteen years, Andy has taught yoga to diverse populations throughout the world, including Baltimore City Public School students, drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. His work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Making a Difference, the NBC Nightly News, CNN, and CBS, as well as O the Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, Upworthy, Mindful Magazine, Yoga Journal, Shambala Sun, and many other publications.  He is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, maintains a B.S. in Marketing from University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA from the University of Maryland, University College.   The best word I can use to describe our interview today is love. Andy's authentic love for people comes through so strongly. His mind is full of creative insights and he has this rare ability to communicate his abstract and profound understandings because he is such a natural storyteller. The stories you’ll hear throughout this interview are absolutely incredible. From heartache to struggle, to euphoria, - Andy really captures you with all the people and circumstances that have shaped his purpose. He is all-around talented, full of childlike zest for life, and also simultaneously a wise, sufi-esque sage. What a unique person of purpose. I’m so happy and thankful that you have the chance to meet him.        Listen as We Talk About...   His unique take on what respect means to him How he knew that his partners and him were meant to do this work  Why real peace is not found outside  the role his education played in confounding and building out Holistic Life Foundation how he made it through nine years of full time work without pay  How to guide discussions on adversity  the power of being vulnerable about your own suffering  Why we already know who we are - how to play The Who Are You game  why you can be anything if you have the clarity of vision Structure and practices in their alternative to suspension and after school programs what is a “love zombie” and how we can infect one another    Resources Mentioned: Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach - short book about how there’s more to the self than what meets the eyes Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield - book about synchronic   School Replaces Detention with Meditation - viral video  Contact Andy and Learn More @ https://hlfinc.org/contact/ to start your own mindfulness program, personalized yoga practices, booklists, and to talk with Andy  Instagram   Start your Daily Meditation Practice with Calm meditation app:     Join our purpose seeking podcast community at...   Facebook   Instagram   YouTube Channel   Facebook Group - Purpose Seekers     Sign up for the Tri-Weekly Newsletter by emailing: peopleofpurposepodcast@gmail.com   Help More Find Their Purpose by Donating to the Podcast  

Do you want to start a home meditation practice now, but are not sure where to begin? Are you interested in learning how to meditate, but don't know what to do? This video is for you! I share 10 tips for beginners on how to start meditating now. Don't wait any longer to get all those great benefits that you've been hearing about. Listen to this video and start meditating today. Shirley, a graduate of Stanford University, Harvard University and Georgetown University, is a health educator who worked at Stanford University School of Medicine in the Prevention Research Center for 15 years and is a best-selling author of 15 books on health and fitness. She’s a master trainer of fitness and wellness professionals and has presented at conferences worldwide.

Andres Gonzalez is the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. Andres has taught yoga to diverse populations throughout the world, including Baltimore City Public School students, drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. He is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, maintains a B.S. in Marketing from University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA from the University of Maryland, University College

Andres Gonzalez is the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD. Andres has taught yoga to diverse populations throughout the world, including Baltimore City Public School students, drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. He is a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, maintains a B.S. in Marketing from University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA from the University of Maryland, University College

NACDD's President's Challenge Podcast Series Part 3: Administrative Evidence-Based Practices with Ross Brownson Written by: Mehul Dalal, M.D., president, NACDD Board of Directors and chronic disease director at the Connecticut Department of Public Health Dr. Ross Brownson, previously served as the State Chronic Disease Director in Missouri and is currently the Bernard Becker Professor of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis and Co-Director of the Prevention Research Center. His work is characterized by applying scholarly rigor to areas with direct relevance to the practice of public health, particularly for chronic disease prevention and health promotion. The topic we cover in this episode, administrative evidence-based practices or AEBPs, is a prime example of this approach. Although our conversation is grounded on rigorous peer-reviewed work (Brownson et. al. 2012 AJPM – see link), it struck me that the questions being addressed were both accessible and foundational for the practitioner: What characteristics make health departments effective? Where do I have influence to actually make a change? What are some tools that can support the change? We start off taking a high-level overview of AEBP’s, what they are, and how they relate to Evidence-Based Public Health and Evidence-Based Decision-Making. We learn about the different categories of AEBP’s and discuss the concept of “ high-priority, locally-modifiable AEBPs.” We then take a closer look into the five major categories of high priority modifiable AEBPs: o Workforce Development o Leadership o Organizational Climate and Culture o Relationships and Partnerships o Financial In keeping with the theme of the challenge of “Learn, Lead, and Thrive” we take a deeper look into AEBPs related to Leadership and Organizational Climate and Culture. We end the conversation with some practical tips and tools, specifically the “Administrative Evidence-Based Practices Assessment Tool” which teams, including managers and front-line professionals, can use to assess the extent to which AEBPs are supported in their organization. We covered a lot of territory in this episode, but our time was short so I encourage you to pick one area that resonates with you, explore it further and find a way to integrate it in to your work. To access links to materials and resources discussed on this episode, visit http://www.chronicdisease.org/?page=Evidence_Based_PH For more information on these and other professional development materials for public health practitioners, visit www.chronicdisease.org

Follow Linda on Social Media @ Chickfitstudio on Facebook Instagram and Twitter and my website is www.chickfit.me Live Naked, Feel Alive! Anita A. Shah, CHHC, is an author, speaker, experienced educator, cancer survivor, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Board Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, and a member of the International Association for Health Coaches®. Anita received cutting-edge training from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition® in New York City. She has been learning from the world’s leading researchers and nutrition authorities, including Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in mind-body medicine, Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center, Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University, and Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Anita studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with world-renowned health and wellness experts. Anita is passionate about educating, helping, and inspiring individuals and families to lead a Simply Fresh Lifestyle, a life filled with health and happiness. Connect with Anita.  http://www.simplyfreshlifestyle.com/ http://www.facebook.com/SimplyFreshLifestyle What we talked about in this fun episode:   How to dress naked. How to eat naked. How to live naked. How to step into your authentic self without fear. Pretty much how to do all things naked ha ha. Your beauty is reflected through your outer self. Go for the full level of joy that makes you feel alive. How to live free with no fear of judgement. Surround yourself with people that bring you joy. The only person you need to impress is yourself. Invest in yourself (Put your oxygen mask on first.) Ask for support when you need it. What you put on your plate should show your respect for yourself and your body. What cravings really mean and how to use them to create the life you want. Emotional eating. Stop living just for Friday and start living for today, because today is here now. Get the recipe for what you want. Success leaves clues. How to disconnect from toxic relationships. Learn to trust your gut feelings.

Andres Gonzalez has been the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD since 2001.  For fifteen years, Andres has taught yoga to a diverse population, including Baltimore City Public School students, drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State’s Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children’s Services. His work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Making a Difference on the NBC Nightly News as well asMindful Magazine, Yoga Journal, Shambala Sun, and many other publications.  He maintains a B.S. in Marketing from University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA from the University of Maryland, University College. Holistic Life Foundation, Incorporated offers a dedicated approach to fostering social, emotional, environmental, and physical improvements in the lives of children, adults, and families. Through a comprehensive approach that incorporates yoga and mindfulness instruction, workforce development, teacher training, outreach, and education, our programs are making a direct impact on underserved populations across the country, and throughout the world.     hlfinc.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJ7MUJzvZc       S.O.L. Sacred Orgasmic Living book available on Lulu.com  http://foshoenergywork.com/sacred-orgasmic-living/ opening music: vanark.bandcamp.com/track/2-late-night-lights arkteknologies.wordpress.com/  

Karen Mayo  received training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program and she is board certified through the AADP (American Association of Drugless Practitioners). Karen studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world's top health and wellness experts. My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities. Her education includes extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Karen is certified through the International Health Coaches Association, the National Council of Strength & Fitness as a Personal Trainer and Sports Nutrition Specialist., Vital Advantage as a Certified Corporate Wellness Presenter, and she is a natural foods chef. Her book is MINDFUL EATING, 30 DAYS TO A WHOLE NEW YOU, avaialble on Amazon.  For more information, please visit www.karenmayo.net

Episode 012 | Navigating Mindfulness and Leadership with Andres Gonzales Twitter: @hlfinc Instagram: @holisticlifefoundation http://hlfinc.org Andres Gonzalez has been the Co-Founder and Marketing Director for the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in Baltimore, MD since 2001. For fifteen years, Andres has taught yoga to a diverse population, including Baltimore City Public School students, drug treatment centers, mental crisis facilities, homeless shelters, wellness centers, colleges, private schools and other various venues throughout the nation and throughout the world. He has partnered with John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and the Penn State's Prevention Research Center on a Stress and Relaxation Study and is a published author in the Journal of Children's Services. His work with the Holistic Life Foundation has been featured on Making a Difference on the NBC Nightly News as well asMindful Magazine, Yoga Journal, Shambala Sun, and many other publications. He maintains a B.S. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themindfulrebel/support

In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio Show, Dr. Carri's special guest Dr. David Katz talks about healthy food habits and the state of our health. Dr. David Katz is the founding director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center and current President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. He is a two-time diplomate […] The post Healthy Food Habits with Dr. David Katz appeared first on The Functional Medicine Radio Show With Dr. Carri.

David L. Katz MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, is the founding (1998) director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center. He received his BA from Dartmouth College in three years (1984; Magna Cum Laude); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He is a two-time diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and a clinical instructor in medicine at the Yale School of Medicine.

Today’s episode is about finding common ground in nutrition and connecting what we know with what we do.   Dr. David Katz is a well-recognized and regarded thought leader in nutrition, chronic disease prevention, weight management and integrative medicine. He is the founding director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center and a clinical instructor at the Yale School of Medicine. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Childhood Obesity, President of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and medical director for the Integrative Medicine Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby, CT. You can read the full show notes at www.soundbitesrd.com.

Disease-Proof; The Remarkable Truth About What Makes Us Well with Guest Dr David Katz DAVID L. KATZ MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP, is the founding (1998) director of Yale University's Prevention Research Center. He received his BA from Dartmouth College in three years (1984; Magna Cum Laude); his MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1988); and his MPH from the Yale University School of Public Health (1993). He is a two-time diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a board-certified specialist in Preventive Medicine/Public Health, and a clinical instructor in medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. http://www.davidkatzmd.com/

Pediatric Grand Rounds with Margaret Karagas, PhD and Carmen Marsit, PhD

Food and Planning in New Orleans Among the many things New Orleans is famous for is its food. Increasingly, that food is locally grown. Vanessa Ulmer, the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator with the Prevention Research Center at Tulane University, joined Broadcast APA to talk about local food, fighting obesity, and citywide polices that increase food access. She also gives listeners tips on where to eat in New Orleans — all of which are included in the New Orleans Food System Guide, compiled by APA's Planning & Community Health Research Center.

Ross Brownson, Professor and Co-director of the Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, presented this lecture as part of the Institute for Public Health Seminar Series. A leading expert in chronic disease prevention and an expert in the area of applied epidemiology, Professor Brownson is regarded as one of the great intellectual, educational, and practice leaders in the field of evidence-based public health. Joining the Brown School this summer, Professor Brownson will help advance the School’s efforts in the area of public health, including the development of the School’s Master of Public Health degree. Currently serving as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council of Washington University's Institute for Public Health, Dr. Brownson has a joint appointment with the University’s School of Medicine (Siteman Cancer Center). Dr. Brownson co-directs the Prevention Research Center,—a major, CDC funded center jointly led by Washington University and Saint Louis University – that develops innovative approaches to chronic disease prevention. He leads a large number of other major research and training projects funded by a broad array of federal and foundation sources, including the National Institutes of Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Dr. David Katz discusses solutions for ending the diabetes and obesity epidemics, including action steps for schools, physicians, government, communities, and individuals and families. Dr. Katz is an internationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight management, and the prevention of chronic disease. He is Associate Professor in Public Health Practice at the Yale University School of Medicine and Director and founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center.